Premier Ball

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Premier Ball
プレミアボール
Premier Ball

Pokémon Global Link artwork

Introduced in Generation III

Pocket
Generation III	Poké Balls
Generation IV	Poké Balls
Generation V	Items (Poké Balls)
Generation VI	Items
Generation VII	Items (Catching Pocket^PE)
Generation VIII	Poké Balls
Generation IX	Poké Balls

ThePremier Ball (Japanese:プレミアボールPremier Ball) is a type ofPoké Ball introduced inGeneration III. It can be used to catch awild Pokémon. It was developed by theDevon Corporation.

In the core series games

Price

Games	Cost	Sell price
RS E FRLG DP Pt HGSS BW ORAS BDSP	N/A	$100
B2W2	$500	$100
XY	$200	$100
SM USUM SwSh	N/A	$10
PE	N/A	$50
SV	N/A	$5
ZA	$200	$50

Effect

Manual activation

When used from theBag in awild encounter, it attempts to catch the wild Pokémon with acatch rate modifier of 1×.

If used on anUltra Beast, the catch rate modifier is instead always set to 410/4096× (~0.1×).

The Premier Ball cannot be used in situations in which Poké Balls cannot be used, such as in wild battles with two or more opponents currently present or against atrial Pokémon. If used in a Trainer battle (except if used as aSnag Ball on aShadow Pokémon), the opposing Trainer will deflect it, wasting the player's turn (as well as the ball prior toGeneration IV). If used on theghost Marowak, it will dodge it, wasting the ball.

Held item

Fling fails if the user is holding a Premier Ball.

Description

Games	Description
RS EColoXD	A rareBall made in commemoration of some event.
FRLG	A rareBall that has been specially made to commemorate an event of some sort.
DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2	A somewhat rare Poké Ball that has been specially made to commemorate an event of some sort.
XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwSh BDSP LA	A somewhat rare Poké Ball that was made as a commemorative item used to celebrate an event of some sort.
SV ZA	A somewhat rare Poké Ball made to commemorate a special occasion of some sort.

Acquisition

Games	Finite methods	Repeatable methods
RS E	Rustboro City	AnyPoké Mart,Lilycove Department Store (buy 10 or more Poké Balls at once)
FRLG		Trade
Colo		Outskirt Stand (buy 10 or more Poké Balls at once)
XD		AnyPoké Mart (buy 10 or more Poké Balls at once)
DP Pt		AnyPoké Mart,Celestic Town shop,Veilstone Department Store (buy 10 or more Poké Balls at once)
HGSS		AnyPoké Mart,Goldenrod Department Store,Celadon Department Store (buy 10 or more Poké Balls at once) Just a Souvenir Shop (before exposingTeam Rocket, buy 10 or more Poké Balls at once)
BW		AnyPoké Mart,Shopping Mall Nine (buy 10 or more Poké Balls at once)
B2W2		AnyPoké Mart,Shopping Mall Nine (buy 10 or more Poké Balls at once) Funfest Mission (Enjoy Shopping!)
XY		Poké Ball Boutique AnyPoké Mart or the Poké Ball Boutique (buy 10 or more Poké Balls at once)
ORAS	Rustboro City	AnyPoké Mart,Lilycove Department Store (buy 10 or more of any type of Ball at once)
SM USUM	Heahea City Ferry Terminal^USUM	AnyPoké Mart,Thrifty Megamart (buy 10 or more Poké Balls at once) Festival Plaza (Ball Shop)^MUM
PE		AnyPoké Mart,Celadon Department Store (one received for each 10 Poké Balls of any type bought at once)
SwSh		AnyPoké Mart (one received for each 10 Poké Balls of any type bought at once)
SwShIA		Cram-o-matic (White Apricorn)
SwShCT		Max Lair (Dynite Ore trader) Hiddenrecurring item (Snowslide Slope)
BDSP		AnyPoké Mart (one received for each 10 Poké Balls of any type bought at once)
SV	Medali,Dalizapa Passage,South Province (Area Five)	AnyPoké Mart (one received for each 10 Poké Balls of any type bought at once),Porto Marinada auction
SVTM	Fellhorn Gorge,Infernal Pass,Oni Mountain,Oni's Maw,Paradise Barrens
SVID	Area Zero Underdepths	Item Printer (Poké Ball Lotto)
ZA		Poké Ball Boutique AnyPokémon Center or the Poké Ball Boutique (buy 10 or more Poké Balls at once)
ZAMD	Reward for completingSide Mission 163: "Help Us Pick a Name!"	DestroyFloating Poké Ball inHyperspace Zones withItem Power: Poké Balls

Distribution

Games	Event	Language/Region	Distribution period
SwSh	Pokémon Direct Premier Balls	All	January 9 to February 27, 2020
SV	Japanese 7-11 Onigiri Balls	Japan	November 18, 2022 to January 10, 2023

NPC usage

Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

Collectors keep their Pokémon in Premier Balls.

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Cyrano keeps his Pokémon in Premier Balls. In addition,Clavell is seen carrying six Premier Balls, but the Pokémon he uses in battle are kept in standard Poké Balls.

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Naveen keeps his Pokémon in Premier Balls.

Gallery

Artwork


Artwork by Ken Sugimori	Artwork from Global Link	Artwork from Legends: Z-A

Sprites


In-battle and Summary sprite from Generation III	Summary sprite from Colosseum	Summary sprite from XD: Gale of Darkness	Summary sprite from Generations IV andV

In-battle sprite in Generation IV	Summary sprite from Battle Revolution	In-battle sprite in Generation V

Models


In-battle model X, Y,Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire,Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon	Model from Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!	Model from Generation VIII

In the spin-off games

Pokémon GO

The Premier Ball is a special item exclusively used during the bonus challenges ofRaid Battles,Team GO Rocket battles, andMax Battles. Premier Balls are never put into the player'sBag; at the end of a challenge, any unused Premier Balls are discarded.

The Premier Ball'scatch rate is $1.0 5^{N}$ , whereN is the number of Premier Balls that have already been used in the bonus challenge. The catch rate modifier starts at 1× (whereN = 0), like the standardPoké Ball, and geometrically increases after each throw. It's currently uncertain if the catch rate multiplier is capped at a fixed, maximum value.^[1]

For all encounters that involve using Premier Balls,Shiny Pokémon have a 100% catch rate. In addition, all Shadow Pokémon left byGiovanni are guaranteed captures.

For Raid Battles, the Premier Ball is used to catch the defeated Raid Boss. The number of Premier Balls awarded is based on:

The player's damage contribution in the raid.
The alignment of theGym (exceptShadow Raids).
The highestFriendship level with another participant.
The time taken to complete the raid (except Mega and Primal Raids).

For Team GO Rocket battles, Premier Balls are used to rescueShadow Pokémon. The number of Premier Balls awarded is based on:

The number of Pokémon the player has remaining.
The ranks of the Hero and Purifiermedals.

In animation

A Premier Ball inPokémon Journeys: The Series

Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Like inPokémon Scarlet and Violet,Clavell is seen wearing Premier Balls duringPokémon Horizons: The Series, as first seen inWelcome to Naranja Academy!.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Emerald arc

A Premier Ball first appeared inA Sketchy Smattering of Smeargle whileEmerald was thinking which of his Poké Balls he should use tocatch Jirachi.

In the TCG

Main article:Premier Ball (Great Encounters 101)

ThePremier Ball, debuting in theGreat Encounters expansion, allows the player to search their deck or discard pile for aPokémon LV.X and put it into their hand.

Trivia

A Dynamaxed Poké Ball inPokémon Journeys: The Series

The Premier Ball is the only Poké Ball type not introduced inGeneration I that is usable by theplayer inLet's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.
When a Poké Ball isDynamaxed, it resembles a giant Premier Ball.

In other languages


Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	紀念球Géinihm Kàuh
Chinese	Mandarin	紀念球 / 纪念球Jìniàn Qiú
Finnish		Mahtipallo
French		Honor Ball
German		Premierball
Indonesian		Bola Premier
Italian		Premier Ball
Korean		프레미어볼Premier Ball
Polish		Premierball
Portuguese	Brazil	Bola Presenteada
Portuguese	Portugal	Bola Prémio
Spanish	Latin America	Honorbola
Spanish	Spain	Honor Ball
Thai		พรีเมียร์บอลPremier Ball
Vietnamese		Bóng Premier